Lancaster PA Blog

“I had had a cold bean salad as a salad course while in Tuscany. It was delicious and I wanted to make a similar recipe but had no idea how to go about that once back in the US. After obsessing for a while, this is what I came up with. It’s easy to make, and changing up […]

Pokemon is Riding the Comeback Train Here Remember the Pokemon toys that you or your kids used to play with 15-20 years ago? Well, Pokemon has been revived as a free smartphone app that people can play throughout the United States and, soon, throughout most of the world. Pokemon GO was released for mobile phone users in the […]

“When the nippy winds blow at the spring mud sales or the fall street fairs, Lancaster County natives hug their steaming hot bowls of chicken corn soup, the ultimate comfort food of the area. Comfort foods are familiar, simple foods that bring back family memories, often from childhood, and make people feel good while preparing […]

Businesses Can Win By Reaching Out to Players Pokemon GO seems to be taking the country by storm. And it has become a worldwide sensation, all in only the last four weeks. In daily use its activity even rivals Twitter. (Learn more about Pokemon Go here.) It is likewise becoming popular here in Lancaster County. How […]

“Our guests at Olde Square Inn love this coffee cake recipe because it is so rich and dense and delicious, and it often makes an appearance as one of the stars in our three-course breakfast. Thick with blueberries – or whatever exquisite ripe fruit might be in season – it makes a fabulous dish to […]

Strasburg Mud Sale is the First Mud Sale of the Year The 2016 mud sale season officially got underway this morning in Strasburg, PA as the Strasburg Volunteer Fire Company hosted their Spring Sale. Auctions began at 8:30 this morning. It was a beautiful morning for a mud sale. While the temperature was still brisk, […]

The snow is slowly melting here in Lancaster County, but don’t put away your boots yet. The mud sales are coming! The 2016 season will begin in just four weeks. What is a Mud Sale? Mud Sales are fund raising events for many of the regional volunteer fire companies throughout Lancaster County. These are big […]

We have reviewed our 2015 activity at LancasterPA.com and have found many items were of particular interest to our 1.7 million website visitors. Some of these items might be of interest to you as you look toward 2016. What Is There To Do in Lancaster County? That seemed to be the biggest topic of interest for 2015, […]

Winter Storm Burying Lancaster County in Snow Winter storm Jonas is wreaking havoc on the mid-Atlantic states including Pennsylvania and Lancaster County, with 24-36″ of snow a possibility. It started snowing here just before 7 pm last night, and as of 11:00 this morning parts of Lancaster have received around 16 inches so far, with snow […]

Lancaster County Mud Sales

Mud sales are a Lancaster County tradition - social events and auctions that raise funds for local volunteer fire departments. See the current mud sale schedule for this year as well as images and videos. Learn more.